'Don't blame one country for terror', says Pakistan's Sartaj Aziz, after being snubbed by Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: Hours after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani slammed Pakistan for its export of terror, Pakistan said to not "blame one country" for the terror.

"We need to have an objective and holistic view rather to blame one country", said Pakistan Prime Minister's advisor Sartaj Aziz, at the Heart of Asia Conference, according to Pakistan High Commission Abdul Basit.

"Peaceful resolution of outstanding disputes will further improve regional cooperation and connectivity," Aziz reportedly added.
Aziz was referring to the recent upsurge in violence in Afghanistan, an issue addressed by Afghanistan's Ghani, who used the occasion to snub Pakistan.

Ghani today took swipe Pakistan for exporting terror by saying that the $500 million promised by Islamabad for Afghan reconstruction would be better used fighting terrorism. He added that while he didn't want to indulge in a "blame game", the fact remains that some countries "provide sanctuary" to terror.

"Afghanistan suffered the highest number of casualties last year. This is unacceptable...some still provide sanctuary for terrorists. As a Taliban figure said recently if they had no sanctuary in Pakistan, they wouldn't last a month," Ghani said.